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Articles Tagged with ''environmental impacts''

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Vitro Architectural Glass Announces New Low Embodied Carbon Projects, Updates on Sustainability Objectives

May 18, 2024

Vitro Architectural Glass hosted the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at its plant in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to announce low embodied carbon progress, its sustainability objectives and its work to improve environmental performance.


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Covanta Celebrates its Transformation into Reworld

April 16, 2024

Following two years of investment, transformation and growth, Covanta, which has been known as a leading waste-to-energy provider, announced the next milestone in its strategic evolution as a pioneering sustainable waste solutions company with its new identity: Reworld™.


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Buro Happold Team Studies Climate, Environmental Justice for New York Mayor’s Office

April 8, 2024

Buro Happold has announced the debut of a comprehensive report on environmental inequities released this week by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, or MOCEJ.


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Report: Global Cooling Watch 2023

Lindsay Lewis is the Editor of Building Enclosure magazine.
Lindsay Lewis
December 13, 2023

Increasing temperatures, population growth, urbanization and rising incomes are driving the increased need for cooling. According to the first ever Global Cooling Watch Report, launched at this year’s COP28, cooling demand could triple by 2050.


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Danfoss: Radical Rethinking on Energy Efficiency Needed by Leaders at COP28

December 5, 2023

This week’s release of the International Energy Agency’s Energy Efficiency 2023 report shows that not enough progress is being made on energy efficiency.


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AIA Delegation to COP28, United Nations Annual Conference on Climate

November 28, 2023

The American Institute of Architects is sending a delegation of architects to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference for the third consecutive year. The delegation will convene with UN officials, US policymakers, NGOs, and AEC industry leaders in Dubai starting this week.


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YKK AP Appoints Raymond Shelton as Chief Sustainability Officer

August 30, 2023

YKK AP America announced the appointment of Raymond Shelton as Vice President/Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer. This underscores the company’s continued commitment to building a better society through architectural products that connect people, the planet and the future.


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National Institute of Building Sciences Sets Agenda for Building Innovation 2023

August 24, 2023

The schedule for the National Institute of Building Sciences annual meeting, Building Innovation 2023, is final.


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NIBS Launches Building Innovation: The Podcast

July 14, 2023

The National Institute of Building Sciences launched Building Innovation: The Podcast, convening experts to discuss built environment issues and solutions. The inaugural episode features NIBS President and CEO AC Powell, JD, CPS, who candidly discusses the state of the building industry.


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NELSON Worldwide Appoints Tyler Rice as Director, Environmental Graphic Design

April 21, 2023

Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide announced the advancement of Tyler Rice to Director, Environmental Graphic Design.


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